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  1. Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is an important aspect for young people. In Sweden, young migrants often encounter barriers to accessing and using sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services...

    Authors: Veronika Tirado, Siri Engberg, Ingrid Siösteen Holmblad, Susanne Strömdahl, Anna Mia Ekström and Anna Karin Hurtig
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:668
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  2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teleconsultations (TCs) have become common practice for many chronic conditions, including osteoporosis. While satisfaction with TCs among patients increases in times of emergency...

    Authors: Benedetta Pongiglione, Flaminia Carrone, Alessandra Angelucci, Gherardo Mazziotti and Amelia Compagni
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:230
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Most patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) spend 5–7 days in hospital even though only 4.5% will develop serious complications during this time. In particular, the group of patients with incidentally diagnosed...

    Authors: June Palmer, George Bozas, Andrew Stephens, Miriam Johnson, Ged Avery, Lorcan O’Toole and Anthony Maraveyas
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2013 13:235
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  4. Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of cancer death in women worldwide, but global disparities in breast cancer control persist, due to a lack of a comprehensive breast cancer control strategy in many cou...

    Authors: John FP Bridges, Benjamin O Anderson, Antonio C Buzaid, Abdul R Jazieh, Louis W Niessen, Barri M Blauvelt and David R Buchanan
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:227
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  5. Hospitals need to understand how to reduce their frontline employees’ turnover rate as well as how to positively engage them and improve their service. Central to these issues, we find, is the employees’ perce...

    Authors: Terje Slåtten, Gudbrand Lien and Peer Jacob Svenkerud
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:307
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  6. Improving the job engagement of health professionals can effectively enhance the quality of their medical services. However, few studies have investigated whether and how perceived professional benefits affect...

    Authors: Jin Wan, Wenjun Zhou, Mingyue Qin and Haiming Zhou
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:227
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  7. The intent of adopting managed care plans is to improve access to health care services while containing costs. To date, there have been a number of studies that examine the relationship between managed care an...

    Authors: Jungwon Park and Keon-Hyung Lee
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:247
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Health care infrastructure constitutes a major component of the structural quality of a health system. Infrastructural deficiencies of health services are reported in literature and research. A number of instr...

    Authors: Stefan Scholz, Baltazar Ngoli and Steffen Flessa
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2015 15:183
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  9. Developing and implementing home telehealth (HTH) services for patients with chronic conditions is a challenge. HTH services provide continuous and integrated care to patients, but very often pilot projects fa...

    Authors: Carla Sacchi, Karolina Andersson, Marta Roczniewska, Jamie Linnéa Luckhaus, Moa Malmqvist, Lars Peter Rodmalm, Karin Lodin, Rebecca Mosson, Petra Danapfel, Carolina Wannheden and Pamela Mazzocato
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:463
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. The connection between a weak patient safety culture and adverse patient events is well known, but although most long-term care is provided outside of hospitals, the focus of patient safety culture is most com...

    Authors: Anastasia Silverglow, Helle Wijk, Eva Lidén and Lena Johansson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:998
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  11. Physical inactivity is linked to chronic illnesses and disabilities among workers, especially those in high demanding jobs like teachers. Despite the global prominence of sedentary behavior research, studies d...

    Authors: Edward W. Ansah, Mawuli Adabla, Norgbedzie Jerry, Eric A. Aloko and John E. Hagan
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:983
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  12. Generic medicines are essential to controlling health expenditures. Their market share is still small in France. The discourse and practices of prescribers may play a major role in their use. The purpose of th...

    Authors: Béatrice Riner, Adèle Bussy, Jeannie Hélène-Pelage, Nycrees Moueza, Sébastien Lamy and Philippe Carrère
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:707
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. People with cancer have high information needs; however, they are often inadequately met. Patient versions of clinical practice guidelines (PVGs), a special form of evidence-based information, translate patien...

    Authors: Sarah Wahlen, Jessica Breuing, Monika Becker, Stefanie Bühn, Julia Hauprich, Nadja Könsgen, Nora Meyer, Susanne Blödt, Günther Carl, Markus Follmann, Stefanie Frenz, Thomas Langer, Monika Nothacker, Corinna Schaefer and Dawid Pieper
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:272
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  14. Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) has proven to be an invaluable tool in the practice of cardiology. Patients who have undergone CIED surgery with local anesthesia may result in fear, insecurity a...

    Authors: Min Zhou, Huilin Zhou, Xiong Zhang, Xiaorong Jin, Xu Su, Yangjuan Bai, Wei Wei, Yimei Zhang and Fang Ma
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:73
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  15. Women's evaluation of hospital postpartum care has consistently been more negative than their assessment of other types of maternity care. The need to further explore what is wrong with postpartum care, in ord...

    Authors: Ann Rudman and Ulla Waldenström
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:178
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  17. In China, fragmented and inefficient health care systems are common while quality resources are limited. To promote an organized, efficient system, the government launched a medical consortium policy to vertic...

    Authors: Wenqi Zeng, Wenjuan Tao, Yanlin Yang, Yong Li, Bingqing Lu, Qian Zhao, Zhuyue Li, Miao Wang, Zhanglin Shui and Jin Wen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1318
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  18. Recruiting, retaining and meeting increasing demand for experienced, qualified nurses is an issue of concern for all health care systems. The UK has been creating clinical career structures for nurses that inc...

    Authors: Vari M Drennan and Claire Goodman
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:200
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  19. Redesigning care has been proposed as a lever for improving chronic illness care. Within primary care, diabetes care is the most widespread example of restructured integrated care. Our goal was to assess to wh...

    Authors: Marije Bosch, Rob Dijkstra, Michel Wensing, Trudy van der Weijden and Richard Grol
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:180
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  20. In Canada, demand for multidisciplinary bariatric (obesity) care far outstrips capacity. Consequently, prolonged wait times exist and contribute to substantial health impairments.

    Authors: Raj S Padwal, Arya M Sharma, Miriam Fradette, Susan Jelinski, Scott Klarenbach, Alun Edwards and Sumit R Majumdar
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2013 13:321
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  22. Lynch syndrome is an underdiagnosed hereditary condition carrying an increased lifetime risk for colorectal and endometrial cancer and affecting nearly 1 million people in the United States. Cascade screening,...

    Authors: Lauren Passero, Swetha Srinivasan, Mary E. Grewe, Jennifer Leeman, Jonathan Berg, Daniel Reuland and Megan C. Roberts
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1411
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. CPs and PPMVs are an important source of modern contraceptives in Nigeria, yet many lack the requisite knowledge and skills to capably provide these services. This skills gap might be addressed through targete...

    Authors: Sikiru Baruwa, Elizabeth Tobey, Emeka Okafor, Kayode Afolabi, Toyin O. Akomolafe, Innocent Ubuane, Jennifer Anyanti and Aparna Jain
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:981
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  24. Integrated care is considered as a strategy to improve the delivery, efficiency, client outcomes and satisfaction rates of health care. To integrate the care from multiple providers into a coherent client-focu...

    Authors: Mirella MN Minkman, Robbert P Vermeulen, Kees TB Ahaus and Robbert Huijsman
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:177
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  25. Invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is a standard therapy for intensive care patients with respiratory failure. With increasing population age and multimorbidity, the number of patients who cannot be weaned...

    Authors: Julia D. Michels, Jan Meis, Noemi Sturm, Florian Bornitz, Selina von Schumann, Aline Weis, Benjamin Neetz, Martina Bentner, Johanna Forstner, Nicola Litke, Michel Wensing, Stella Erdmann, Thomas Grobe, Timm Frerk, Axel Kempa, Claus Neurohr…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:305
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  26. While community care services have been developing rapidly as a new way to meet the growing demands of elderly individuals in China, their health benefits are virtually unknown. Thus, the aim of this study was...

    Authors: Liu Yang, Lijian Wang and Xiuliang Dai
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:106
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  27. Sepsis is the leading cause of death and disability in children. Every hour of delay in treatment is associated with an escalating risk of morbidity and mortality. The burden of sepsis is greatest in low- and ...

    Authors: Alishah Mawji, Edmond Li, Clare Komugisha, Samuel Akech, Dustin Dunsmuir, Matthew O. Wiens, Niranjan Kissoon, Nathan Kenya-Mugisha, Abner Tagoola, David Kimutai, Jeffrey N. Bone, Guy Dumont and J. Mark Ansermino
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:493
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  28. Important elements of programs that train and support infection control link nurses (ICLN) are the engagement of stakeholders, support from hospital and ward management and a structure for iterative improvemen...

    Authors: Mireille Dekker, Irene P. Jongerden, Martine G. Caris, Martine C. de Bruijne, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls and Rosa van Mansfeld
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:140
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  29. Approximately 1.3 billion people worldwide face barriers in accessing inclusive healthcare due to disabilities, leading to worse health outcomes, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). However...

    Authors: Tracey Smythe, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Sande Slivesteri, Femke Bannink Mbazzi and Hannah Kuper
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:418
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  30. Despite the adoption of various policies and strategies in recent decades, the Iranian health system has not succeeded in protecting households against catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) and impoverishment...

    Authors: Maryam Hedayati, Iravan Masoudi Asl, Mohammadreza Maleki, Ali Akbar Fazaeli and Salime Goharinezhad
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:445
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  31. The pharmacist is an important link between doctor and patient. To optimise patient care, it is essential that expectations of doctors and patients regarding pharmacy services are met. Hence the objective of t...

    Authors: J. A. L. Anjalee, V. Rutter and N. R. Samaranayake
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1149
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  33. People are living longer, and the majority of aging people reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, inappropriate healthcare contributes to health disparities between populations of aging p...

    Authors: Oluwarantimi Adetunji, David Bishai, Cuong Viet Pham, Janiece Taylor, Ngan Tran Thi, Zainab Khan and Abdulgafoor M. Bachani
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:379
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  35. Operating rooms (ORs) are one of the costliest units in a hospital, therefore the cumulative consequences of any kind of inefficiency in OR management lead to a significant loss of revenue for the hospital, st...

    Authors: Vahid Riahi, Hamed Hassanzadeh, Sankalp Khanna, Justin Boyle, Faraz Syed, Barbara Biki, Ellen Borkwood and Lianne Sweeney
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1343
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  36. Postpartum contraceptives during the first year after delivery is a key service for women to prevent unintended pregnancy and reduce the risk of maternal and child mortality by ensuring safe birth intervals. T...

    Authors: Kahsay Negash Hagos and Abreha Addis Gesese
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:794
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  37. Ordering of computed tomography (CT) scans needs to consideration of diagnostic utility as well as resource utilisation and radiation exposure. Several factors influence ordering decisions, including evidence-...

    Authors: H. Laetitia Hattingh, Zoe Alexandra Michaleff, Peter Fawzy, Leanne Du, Karlene Willcocks, K. Meng Tan and Gerben Keijzers
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:790
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  38. Clinical guidelines are an integral part of healthcare. Whilst much progress has been made in ensuring that guidelines are well developed and disseminated, the gap between routine clinical practice and current...

    Authors: Natalie Taylor, Rebecca Lawton, Sally Moore, Joyce Craig, Beverley Slater, Alison Cracknell, John Wright and Mohammed A Mohammed
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:648
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. End-user involvement in developing evidence-based tools for clinical practice may result in increased uptake and improved patient outcomes. Understanding end-user experiences and perceptions about the co-produ...

    Authors: Leslie Verville, Carol Cancelliere, Gaelan Connell, Joyce Lee, Sarah Munce, Silvano Mior, Robin Kay and Pierre Côté
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:926
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  41. Dementia is a disease that impacts people with dementia, their families, and the healthcare system. In 2018, the number of people with dementia in the EU, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and the UK...

    Authors: Tim Schmachtenberg, Jessica Monsees and Jochen René Thyrian
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1372
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  42. Tuberculosis is a major global health problem and one of the greatest barriers to its control is poor adherence to treatment. Peru has one of the highest burdens of TB in South America, with an incidence rate ...

    Authors: James Anthoney, Gilles De Wildt, Graciela Meza, John Skelton and Ian Newell
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:345
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  43. The decision to outsource an activity is one of the most complex organizational decisions. This decision is also influenced by several factors and components. In order to facilitate and optimize it, for the fi...

    Authors: Omid Khosravizadeh, Aisa Maleki, Bahman Ahadinezhad, Saeed Shahsavari, Mohammad Amerzadeh and Nasibeh Mansouran Tazekand
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:135
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  44. Aboriginal women and their infants experience significant disadvantage in health outcomes compared to their non-Aboriginal counterparts. Access to timely, effective and appropriate maternal and child healthcar...

    Authors: Nina Sivertsen, Olga Anikeeva, Janiene Deverix and Julian Grant
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:829
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  45. To improve patient outcomes and provider team practice, the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) created the Simulating Success quality improvement program to assist hospitals in implementin...

    Authors: Xiao Xu, John Yao, Janine Bohnert, Nicole Yamada and Henry C. Lee
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:623
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  46. COVID-19 has caused significant public health problems globally, with catastrophic impacts on health systems. This study explored the adaptations to health services in Liberia and Merseyside UK at the beginnin...

    Authors: Yussif Alhassan, Zeela Zaizay, Laura Dean, Rosalind McCollum, Victoria Watson, Karsor Kollie, Helen Piotrowski, Olivia Hastie, Colleen Parker, Russell Dacombe, Sally Theobald and Miriam Taegtmeyer
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:304
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  47. Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) are community health workers responsible for improving the health status of people by facilitating their access to healthcare services. The life skills of ASHA are kno...

    Authors: Shantanu Sharma, Kanishtha Arora, Chandrashekhar, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Faiyaz Akhtar and Sunil Mehra
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:46
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  48. For patients receiving daily opioid agonist treatment (OAT) for opioid dependence, several countries relaxed treatment guidelines at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This involved longer take-home inter...

    Authors: Rebecca McDonald, Anne Berit Bech and Thomas Clausen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:965
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  49. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) has become a leading cause of global blindness as a microvascular complication of diabetes. Regular screening of diabetic retinopathy is strongly recommended for people with diabetes ...

    Authors: Xiao-Mei Huang, Bo-Fan Yang, Wen-Lin Zheng, Qun Liu, Fan Xiao, Pei-Wen Ouyang, Mei-Jun Li, Xiu-Yun Li, Jing Meng, Tian-Tian Zhang, Yu-Hong Cui and Hong-Wei Pan
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:260
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  50. The effectiveness of collaborative care for patients with major depressive disorder in primary care has been established. Assessing its cost-effectiveness is important for deciding on implementation. This revi...

    Authors: Kirsten M van Steenbergen-Weijenburg, Christina M van der Feltz-Cornelis, Eva K Horn, Harm WJ van Marwijk, Aartjan TF Beekman, Frans FH Rutten and Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2010 10:19
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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